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Cowboys Saloon for Little Buckaroos

With Colorado’s western heritage, and the popularity of the National Western Stock Show,

Little line dancers! Photo courtesy Cowboys Saloon.

it’s no wonder a western-themed restaurant would want to stake its claim in Denver. Cowboys Saloon American Bar & Grill has just opened in Stapleton’s Northfield Shopping area. For adults, there appears to be plenty of appeal – nightly line dance lessons, concerts and a mechanical bull. Southern-inspired scratch cooking includes some upscale twists such as truffle parmesan fries and fried green tomatoes in the caprese salad. But there’s also smoked meats, burgers and skillet cornbread as you’d expect.

Although there are kids meals offered every night (corn dog, mac and cheese, cheese burger and chicken cluckers served with a drink, fries or applesauce and a Cowboys sundae), Tuesday and Thursday are when things get really family-friendly: